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Sad to see Corso looking like this.

Doc, that’s the greatest analogy in the history of mankind. CBN should put that on a plaque if he ever contemplates what happened in Gainesville.

StL, Armstrong and Roberts were caught in no man’s land on MSU’s first touchdown drive. Our brilliant defensive coaches rotated a second team in every third down and long. MSU capitalized by catching us in that personnel and ran a hurry up offense and ran it down our throats. Armstrong and Roberts did nothing but look at each other and both had their thumb up their rears. If it had been any coach previous to CBN they would’ve been chewed out on the spot. Fire Armstrong and Roberts now! They are not prepared so therefore the players can’t be as well.

“Floridas start has been well documented.” Really? I don’t think there is a single fan that doesn’t know Napier is in trouble and there is smoke billowing from the football program. I have watched this with an open mind and have came to one simple conclusion. CBN is no different than CDM in one respect. He will let the ship go down to keep his pride over his philosophy of staying true to his assistant coaches. Grantham ruined CDM and now Toney and Armstrong (Roberts) are taking the Gators into defensive waters we’ve never seen. Meanwhile, Stricklin is sitting in his office waiting on his pink slip to arrive while reading motivational quotes. The Bull Gators are coming and they’re ready to show these two slackers what their lack of courage gets them. A moving van out of Hogtown. I have a simple request for today’s game plan on defense. Could someone please tell Armstrong (Roberts) to move the safeties up and quit giving our opponent the middle of the hashes freely!! We have given up the middle for 26 straight games. I have a sneaky feeling that other teams OC’s have spotted this and exploited this to their advantage. Just a thought.

I just met a guy in Canada that thinks Napier is going to make it at Least 5 years. Maybe you should interview him?

Humpy, that will not happen. You are safe.

Maybe just maybe Kirby can send a message by throwing Harris off the team to be made an example of? Speeding, no insurance, no tag etc…. Seriously Humpy what is the problem up there? I just don’t understand? How can this be stopped before more people lose their lives?

For Napier to survive he has to run a dual quarterback system. It’s his only way to satisfy the naysayers. However, if it’s overly apparent that DJ is ready and gives us an extra 7-10 point advantage over Mertz he has to let it ride or the team will do what Muschimps did and that’s just play not to get hurt.

I really want to see us fall behind in the first quarter. Then play a solid game pulling out a 28-21 win. I think this would help the team more than anything. I’m just in a different state of mind with Mertz. I’ve always supported him and as Nash stated he’s a smart Quarterback. Mertz should be used in tight yardage plays on 2nd and long and 3rd and short. Lagway gets everything else until Napier knows what both can control (not contribute) moving forward. Beat Tam and things change. Lose to Tam in usual fashion and then it gets ugly quick.

Patience is something I have come to embrace. The puppy faithful are no match for my 3 granddaughters.

No truer words have been spoken

Humpy, is just giddy and enjoying puppy heaven. As we all know, what goes up comes down to keep the universe in balance.

Really miss Scooby. I’m sad to see him on this list. Go Gators!

He wishes they had a pulse.

I’m laughing so hard that my eyes are watering.

Danny needs to be relevant. He’s a professional hater of all things UF. This is his job now. Because he’s irrelevant in things that matter.

StL, you have hit the nail on the head.

StL, I think you are correct. Maybe someone close to CBN’s circle can give him a tape of MAC’s and Mullens decisions and he can have an epiphany. Doing the same thing over and over expecting…….

Neil, good article. I would like to add to your analysis. We can start Mertz but that doesn’t mean that Mertz should have a 50% snap count. Elko already knows what Mertz can and more importantly “can’t do”. If Elko goes true to form, he will crowd the line of scrimmage and our O-line will have more blocks to call and that has been our problem for three years. Our O-line’s right side is horrible and Sale can’t hide that anymore with pulls and running backs stepping up with help. Lagway opens the field with his deep passing accuracy backing the safeties off. His running ability creates a huge advantage by forcing the cornerbacks to respect Lagway’s running ability as well. Using Lagway has many advantages but the most significant advantage is decreasing the dependency on our O-line to do something that they clearly can’t do with line of scrimmage control. Less players to block means less chances of mistakes. Blown blocking assignments has been our Achilles heel for quite some time. Let Lagway figure out how he plays and what he needs to do in order to adjust to the speed of the game now. It will pay dividends moving forward. Neil, when a team sees day in and day out that the best quarterback is not playing more it creates an underlying problem. I’m not saying that the team is against Mertz but they do know who can put points up and change momentum. This helps our weakness which is our defense. If we look at the snap counts from Miami and Samford you can see the younger players getting more reps. CBN has to let go of the reins and let the offense utilize our speed and Lagway.

Waites is like that lone walrus sitting all alone on the beach in the nature shows as 800 other walrus’ pile into the ocean. I bet whoever approved his NIL deal is not happy about that.

Les, I think you are right. The second half was different in the play calling. Let’s hope CBN allows Calloway to dial up plays that stretch the field against the aggies. Elko is definitely a good strategist on defense and has more experience than your average 1st year coach. The good news is that Weigman isn’t that good. Let’s hope CBN makes the right call and Calloway allows Lagway to use his wheels to create throwing lanes and the safeties have to come up and defend the run.Mertz can’t do any of that.

There is no downside to playing the rooks. Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is…..

Les, I think it’s safe to say that CBN has been given the opportunity to make his own choice. However, it’s also safe to say that CBN has been thoroughly explained the consequences of his choices. It’s entirely about results now.

I see no harm in keeping Mertz an extra week in concussion protocol for everyone’s benefit.

Swamp79, I found Nash’s post informative and a good evaluation of what he sees in our team and coaches. I get that most everyone here is disappointed in the first game and horrendous effort and poor coaching. However, I suggest that Nash’s intentions are purely a desire to balance the results with the reality and a positive path forward for our team to succeed while making the fans and alumni proud.

I responded guys. But was immediately put into moderation

Doc, while there is turmoil in the athletic building there is also SOS in the building. I’m sure that SOS has an opinion and Stricklin has heard it.

GAGA, you are a cluster fu$k of stupidity. Lagway was always coming to UF and Napier. He recruited Lagway from his sophomore year in HS. CBN brought Mertz in as a mentor for Lagway. Give him credit where it’s due. He’s known Lagway is his ticket for years.

CBN needs to do several things to stop the downfall. First, promote Mike P and demote Armstrong. Roberts has us tackling better but Armstrong is a liability in calling the alignment. Our defense doubts Armstrong. They will play their tails off for Mike P. Although I haven’t seen Lagway it seems he is the real deal. He is in a position to directly influence the program and turn the momentum around. Fire Sale now, send Waites to the basketball court because he is not a football player. Crenshaw along with George can at least hold dummies in practice drills so we can get something for the NIL money. Replace them with the younger guys and let them earn their stripes because they can do no worse. But, the younger players will at least give effort. Mizell and Hawkins are hungry so let them loose. Wilson needs other players with speed to attract the db’s responsibilities to open space for him. Hanson can be a great target for Lagway. CBN better have the passing game going deeper and attacking outside the hashes or Elko will collapse the middle. Elko is a seriously good defensive coach and he knows Mertz can’t make outside the hash throw’s because of arm strength and O-line weakness on the right side. Put Dez Watson in the backfield and just let him stand there and that’s better than Waites blocking sunshine. CBN has a clear path to keeping his job. He now has to deliver results. His time is limited on our sideline. We all know that Lagway is the future and if CBN thinks that the boosters are going to accept a, “wait to next year” strategy he’s mistaken or he wants to go back to coaching at a lower level.

JTF, as of late, my falls have been nothing to write home about. Hopefully this phenomenon will change.